Data Retention
These settings define the number of days that data is retained in the Discover databases.
Setting | Description | Default |
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Collector Data - Buffer Hours |
The number of hours of canister data to keep in the reporting database for
recovery, if the system falls behind. If Trim Collected Data Immediately is
enabled, then this setting has no effect.Note: Do not change this setting unless directed by Discover.
|
2 |
Usability Data (daily) - Days Retain |
Number of days to retain daily Usability data that is used for performance reports. This setting trims the data from the database to keep the database from growing too large. |
90 |
Usability Data (hourly) - Days Retain |
Number of days to retain hourly Usability data that is used for performance reports. This setting trims the data from the database to keep the database from growing too large. |
3 |
Dimension Log Capture Days |
Defines the number of days to log a dimension. Logging of the dimension is disabled after the defined number of days have expired. Dimension logging may be enabled and disabled per dimension in the dimension's definition. See "Dimensions Tab" in the Unica Discover Event Manager Manual. Dimension logging may be enabled and disabled per dimension in the dimension's definition. See "Dimensions Tab" in the Unica Discover Event Manager Manual. |
14 |
Dimension Log Data-Days Retain |
Number of days to retain log data for dimensions. The number of days to retain data is relative to the last instance of a reference value being detected in the traffic. When a new instance of the value has been detected, the number of days for that dimensional value is reset to zero. |
30 |
Dimension Trim - # of Most Recent Values to Keep |
The maximum number of values to retain for any dimension at any time. If the number of retained values is above this limit when the Data Collector executes, the most recent values as determined by this setting are retained, and all older values are trimmed. See "Data Management for Dimensions" in the Unica Discover Event Manager Manual. |
750,000 |
Performance Data (daily) - Days Retain |
Number of days to retain daily performance data that is used for performance reports. This setting trims the data from the database to keep the database from growing too large. | 365 |
Performance Data (hourly) - Days Retain |
Number of days to retain hourly performance data that is used for performance reports. This setting trims the data from the database to keep the database from growing too large. | 30 |
Reporting Data (daily)-Days Retain |
Controls the retention of daily-level reporting data. Note: Do not change this
setting unless directed by Discover.
|
365 |
Reporting Data (hourly)-Days Retain |
Controls the retention of hourly-level reporting data. Note: Do not change this
setting unless directed by Discover.
|
30 |
Service Monitor Log Data - Days Retain
|
Number of days to retain the Data Collector Service Monitor data. | 30 |
System Processing Stats-Days Retain |
Number of days to keep the hourly statistics data. | 30 |
Anomaly Detection Data (daily)-Days Retain |
Controls the retention of daily-level Anomaly Detection data. Note:
|
365 |
Anomaly Detection Data (hourly)-Days Retain |
Controls the retention of hourly-level Anomaly Detection data. Note:
|
120 |
User Activity Log Data-Days Retain |
Number of days to keep the Portal user activity history data. | 90 |
Usability Data - Delete
data for trimmed "ScreenView URL" dimension
values |
Enabled |